Sentences with phrase «of federal policymakers»

Though the course of the recession, local political dynamics, and district preferences were beyond the reach of federal policymakers; the contours and implementation of the ARRA were not.

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DALLAS - Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President Raphael Bostic, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Charles Evans and Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas President Robert Kaplan participate in «Session VIII: Policymaker Panel» of the conference - 1545 GMT.

That debate takes place internally at the central bank, where contrasting views are regularly articulated by members of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) as our Federal Reserve (Fed) policymakers attempt to steer monetary policy with regard to interest rates.

Dithering on the part of policymakers on a cohesive digital strategy by federal politicians didn't help either, the Internet Association suggests.

Federal Reserve policymakers have a goal of 2 percent inflation, which they believe is a sign that the economy is strong but not moving too quickly.

FRIDAY, MAY 25 DALLAS - Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President Raphael Bostic, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Charles Evans and Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas President Robert Kaplan participate in «Session VIII: Policymaker Panel» of the conference - 1545 GMT.

Policymakers have bemoaned that companies make money in foreign companies but avoid having to pay federal tax on that income, which robs the U.S. Treasury of revenue.

Minutes from U.S. Federal Reserve showed late Wednesday that policymakers are divided on the pace of interest rate hikes and several members showed concern on the impact on markets.

Weak U.S. inflation is not troubling even in the face of full employment, one of the Federal Reserve's more influential policymakers said on Monday, reinforcing the central bank's mantra that it is gradually raising interest rates.

HERERA: And, Bill, those rising costs are likely catching the attention of those Federal Reserve policymakers as they began their two - day meeting on interest rates.

We estimate that, due to the fiscal and financial responses of policymakers (the latter of which includes the Federal Reserve), real GDP was 16.3 % higher in 2011 than it would have been.

Have Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and his merry band of policymakers been clear enough, or even too clear, about the Fed's plans?

There are few signs at the local or federal level that policymakers are taking the risks of climate change and extreme weather seriously, and some forces are even exacerbating the risk.

But I would argue that nothing has really changed in policymakers» attitudes towards spending, that the federal fisc has been rescued by the happy accident of aggressive revenue collection and decent economic growth.

Critics of the Labor Department's rule have argued that requiring advisors to serve as fiduciaries to the small and midsize plan market will negatively affect access to 401 (k) plans at a time when policymakers at the federal and state level are crafting and passing legislation intended to broaden access to retirement savings for employees of small employers.

The market - implied path of interest rates for the coming 12 months has lagged that indicated by the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) policymakers.

The idea that real interest rates — that is, adjusted for inflation — will be lower than they have been historically is reflected in the pronouncements of policymakers such as Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen, the medium - term forecasts of official agencies such as the Congressional Budget Office and the International Monetary Fund and the pricing of government bonds whose payments are tied to inflation.

WASHINGTON — The day after Lehman Bros. filed for bankruptcy in September 2008, Federal Reserve policymakers hadn't yet grasped the scope of the financial storm blowing overhead.

The Federal Reserve releases minutes from the March meeting of its policymakers on Wednesday, April 11.

After two years of slow - motion monetary tightening, the policymakers at the Federal Reserve appear ready to shift into higher gear.

Yet, with inflation picking up and policymakers increasingly worried about the distortive effect of multiple years of extraordinarily accommodative monetary policy, the US Federal Reserve (Fed) now seems determined to keep raising interest rates.

Specifically, a policymaker such as Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen now attempts to assuage the markets with dovish talk of accommodative interest rates until unemployment hits a new threshold, for example.

The market - implied path of interest rates for the coming 12 months has lagged that indicated by Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) policymakers.

Guidance Materials: The state Department of Education's sample policy language, «Examples of Policy Language for Local Wellness Policies» provides guidance to policymakers in selecting policy goals that suit their needs and assists them in meeting the federal requirements.,

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen has suggested that the central bank is on track to raise interest rates when policymakers hold their final meeting of the year next month.

A federal report strengthens global climate change findings, giving policymakers evidence to develop responses, said Rush Holt, CEO of AAAS.

Since 1973, that program has placed thousands of scientists and engineers in the U.S. federal policy arena, helping policymakers apply scientific evidence to decisions facing members of Congress, executive agencies and judicial offices.

At this critical time of tax reform, widening gaps between the rich and poor and growing public support for higher taxes and redistribution to combat inequality, policymakers should consider joint federal tax and redistributive policies to reduce the burden of mortality among Americans,» said Professor Kim.

In addition to his public service at NIH, he did his postdoctoral training within the NIH - NIEHS Superfund Research Program Center at the University of Kentucky, where he directed the Center's graduate and postdoctoral transdisciplinary training efforts and translated the Center's ongoing environmental health - related research innovations to relevant stakeholders, including state and federal policymakers and regulators, industry partners for technology transfer, and at - risk populations across Kentucky.

It's part of an ongoing effort to persuade federal policymakers that making a bigger investment in graduate education will create more jobs and strengthen the economy.

A new federal report strengthens our understanding of global climate change, providing policymakers with scientific evidence to develop responses, said Rush Holt, CEO of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, following the release of the Climate Science Special Report on Friday.

These rules for federal employees and contractors have resulted in a «stark reduction» in the number of government scientists and engineers at scientific and technical conferences, AAAS and others wrote in a 21 April letter to policymakers.

The reduction, required by the failure of policymakers to abide by the terms of a 2011 law designed to reduce the federal deficit over the next decade, reduced the lab's budget this year by $ 100 million, to $ 1.5 billion.

«Right now the research community is hampered in its ability to inform policymakers about the expected benefits and costs of different policy approaches because of politically ‑ motivated limits on data access, and substantial federal under ‑ funding of research on gun violence.»

«Policymakers at both the state and federal level must act to support medically underserved communities that depend on health centers,» says lead author of the report, Leighton Ku, PhD, MPH, a professor of health policy and director of the Center for Health Policy Research at Milken Institute SPH.

But several Republican legislators regard the survey, which provides policymakers and social scientists with an exquisitely detailed portrait of the country and is used to determine how to distribute half a trillion dollars in federal aid, as a form of harassment and an invasion of privacy.

INDIANAPOLIS — Given declining revenues from gasoline and diesel fuel taxes and the need for new ways of funding road infrastructure, state and federal policymakers are considering or have enacted annual registration fees for plug - in vehicles.

The Federal Ocean Acidification Research and Monitoring (FOARAM) Act of 2009 mandates the establishment of an «information exchange» to «make information on ocean acidification developed through or utilized by the interagency ocean acidification program accessible through electronic means, including information which would be useful to policymakers, researchers, and other stakeholders in mitigating or adapting to the impacts of ocean acidification.»

AAU members share the concerns of most Americans, economists, and policymakers that failure to address the federal government's long - term financial situation could have a crushing effect on our nation's future prosperity and security.

He stays in close contact with his policymakers and sends them regular emails on the importance of federal research funding and other priorities.

Mainstream wisdom among federal policymakers then was that schools don't make much of a difference in children's lives and that spending money to improve schools was wasteful.

But now, unable to change decisions made by faraway state and federal policymakers, these families are employing a kind of civil disobedience.

For the first time, local, state, and federal agencies will have to disclose future benefit costs in current budgets, a requirement that could force policymakers to confront the under - the - radar issue of meeting those costs and explain why such obligations have grown so large.

Manny Rivera: It's probably unpopular for me to say this, but my guess is that 100 percent of those communities that voted to opt out of NCLB and not receive federal dollars have significant numbers of Latino and African - American policymakers.

Another unintended effect of Risk was the proliferation of federal education programs shortly after its publication, as policymakers struggled mightily to respond to the report and its recommendations.

When tuition goes up, policymakers increase federal aid to bring out - of - pocket costs down again, only to see those resources gobbled up by future tuition increases.

Though this is a complicated issue, it is a classic example of the trade - offs that federal policymakers routinely face and one that a thoughtful education writer with a national platform seemingly could explore for readers.

In the debate over the future of the No Child Left Behind Act, policymakers, educators, and researchers seem to agree on one thing: The federal law's accountability system should be rewritten so it rewards or sanctions schools on the basis of students» academic growth.

Now, with the release of the Koret Task Force report, policymakers have a chance to get it right, as they consider the reauthorization of the federal education law, No Child Left Behind (NCLB).

As policymakers look to redesign or replace many of the basic federal education programs established during the 1960s, they face mounds of Department - produced research to guide them, but much of it is of limited value.